Archived Workshop
Ecopoetics as Ritual, Part 1
CONSIDER THE WORLD AS A FORAGING FIELD AS WE BUILD A PORTABLE ALTAR
When
Sunday, April 28 2024
Time
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Facilitator
ALMA VALDEZ-GARCIA
Cost
PAY WHAT YOUR WISH, $15 SUGGESTED DONATION
Max # of Participants:
15
ABOUT FACILITATOR
Alma (they/them) is a trans herbalist, landworker and poet who is from northern New Mexico. They have resided in NYC going on 9 years and are forever committed to making connections between land being, surviving and dreaming. Their practice emerges from Audre Lorde’s question, “What words do we not have yet?,” and Natalie Diaz’s assertion that “the answer is Palestine.” They are committed to thinking and making work as survival.
OBJECTIVE
How can we place ourselves and make space for ritual in the daily? How can we collectively reflect on the fantastic of the mundane? In this practice, alma leads us in an exploration of ritual-making within somatic movement to nourish self and nourish community—both human and more-than-human. How can we collectively reflect on the fantastic of the mundane? Remember to take notice of what is all around you.
By reflecting on place and purpose, the group will create a safe space for making a portable altar that reflects self and surroundings. Each session will end with a poem and a writing prompt for reflection.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- Sachets
- Dried herbs
WHAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING
- Notebook and Pen
- A special object you’d like to carry with you